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5-minute tune up: RockShox Monarch shock
How to personalise your RockShox Monarch rear shock suspension: tailor the air-spring volume to your weight and riding style in four simple steps.
When to pump and when to pedal
Flat-out pedalling doesn’t always equal faster riding. Here’s how to go faster and expend less energy at the same time.
Brendog and friends sessioning Edinburgh’s Skelf pump track
En route to Fort William World Cup, the SCOTT-Velosolutions team - Brendog, Neethling, Wilkins and co - put the new Skelf pump track through its…
2018 Orbea Occam now in 27.5in or 29in or 27.5+
Pick from three different flavours of wheel size and two frame material with the Spanish brand revamped trail bike, the 2018 Orbea Occam.
Riding an eMTB to do things that a regular bike can’t do
Watch freeride legend Wade Simmons doing things on a Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay that he couldn't do on a regular bike.
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
The shiniest goodies showcased for your delectation. Our weekly sneak peak at the exciting new products that have arrived at MBR HQ.
Dirty Deals: FiveTens, droppers, flat pedals and much more
A whopping 19 items in this week's Dirty Deals! Is that some kind of record? Yep, we think it is. Well worth waiting the extra…
Annie Last is first UK winner in women’s XC World Cup for twenty years
Annie Last won the UCI World Cup XCO event in Lenzerheide and becomes the first British woman to do so since Caroline Alexander way back…
Galloway Gallop – 2017 Adventure Cross Series
Kirroughtree MTB Centre, 1 October
Hope PMBA Enduro Series Round 3 Kirroughtree race report video
Loamtastic edit. PMBA Kirroughtree venue may not be the biggest hill for enduro stages but the loam appears to be absolutely prime.
Santa Cruz Hightower LT revealed (finally)
The Santa Cruz Hightower LT uses a new swingarm and upper linkage to kick out 150mm of rear travel. Designed for top level enduro racing.
Claudio previews the Lenzerheide World Cup track
Claudio Caluori’s back on home soil in the Swiss mountains and is ready to roll with another World Cup course preview.
Barbed wire trail sabotage in Stanmer Park, Brighton
A mountain biker suffers cuts to his leg from barb wire trap strung across a trail in Brighton's Stanmer Park earlier this week.
Fork offset: what is it and how does it affect your riding?
There's lots of talk and chin-stroking about fork offset amongst the MTB illuminati at the mo. What is it? Should you know what your current…
The Super6 is northern England’s answer to the 7Stanes
You've heard of the 7Stanes, well here are the Super6. Six forestry trail centres in the north of England that are been promoted as a…
Arrivals: this week’s new stuff in for review
For those of you who can’t wait until the reviews come out in the magazine or go up online, here’s another in our new series…
The Whyte G-170 is their longest travel bike ever
The new Whyte G-170 - a replacement for the G-160 - has been developed with a fair amount of input from Whyte's Enduro World Series…
2018 Mondraker Foxy Carbon gets more travel and two grades of carbon
Available in two types of carbon and offering an enduro-capable 150mm of travel, the new 2018 Mondraker Foxy Carbon is revealed here.
Pinarello have made an electric mountain bike
Team Sky road bike brand Pinarello have just revealed a bit of info about their new Pinarello Andromeda Hybrid 9.9 electric mountain bike.